Monday, April 1, 2013
Cold front expected to lower temperatures, create strong winds.
Welcome to Rhode Island, where, if the weather doesn't suit you, all you need do is wait a little while — and sometimes when you're perfectly happy with the weather. The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of a strong cold front that will work across New England this afternoon, dropping today's balmy high-50s temperatures and creating some strong winds. There's an 80 percent chance of rain this afternoon, and west winds at 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 40 to 50 mph, between 4 and 7 p.m. today.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
High Wind Warning in effect through 10 a.m.
UPDATE - 3:25 p.m.: National Grid reports most customers who lost power this morning now have their service restored. Only about 50 locations in scattered areas of the city are experiencing outages at the moment, according to National Grid's Power Outage Map. Due to continuing wind gusts, the utility notes some areas that have had service restored may lose power again as the weather continues to cause damage. Customers can report outages and check real-time outage information on the Outage Central page at www.nationalgrid.com. UPDATE - 12:10 p.m.: Beacon Charter High School will close early today at 1 p.m. due to lack of power. National Grid reports 3,000 people in the area remain without power. UPDATE - 9:40 a.m.: Citizens Elementary …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Company preparing for forecasted strong winds tonight.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
As customers across New England hunker down for what is forecasted to be an extremely windy day, National Grid crews and support personnel are prepping in the event strong winds cause damage to the region’s electrical network. High wind watches and warnings have been issued for later today and overnight across the region, with predictions of strong and possibly damaging winds in many areas combined with potentially heavy rain. As a result, National Grid crews and support staff have been put on alert and are prepared to respond in the event of service interruptions. “Our first priority is always the safety of the public, our customers, and our employees,” said Kathy Lyford, National Grid vice president of electric operations in New …
russell archambault
9:30 am on Thursday, April 4, 2013
WOW, i actually saw the wind go by me, it was really fast. more ›